Golf beginner - where to start and what do I need?

Subject: Golf beginner - where to start and what do I need? Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:26 am

I've been thinking about taking up golf over the last couple of years. Other than going to the driving range and making an ass of myself with my friends or playing mini golf, I am new to the game. I know the rules, terminology, just need to learn how to develop and refine my swing.

Subject: Golf beginner - where to start and what do I need? Sat Jan 31, 2009 2:03 am

The first time you go out golfing, asked an experienced golfer with you to be brutal about your etiquette:

Fixing ballmarksTalking/movingReady golf vs whose turn is itPicking up teesTaking extra shotsSlowing down the groupLine of sight distractionSearching for lost ballsWalking across putting lineetc etc.......

Take a few golf lessons to get the fundamentals down pat for starters.

It's much easier to learn the right way than to uncorrect your wrong doings once they are habit from prematurely playing on courses and going to driving ranges without the proper instruction first.